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I am australian artist, designer, illustrator, small business owner and mother to two beautiful boys who are my constant strength and inspiration.

The majority of my work is in artists quality coloured pencils, however I also have series of works in oils, acrylics and pen.

I have created this art journal to document my journey, whether it be art, design, promotion or business. I look forward to sharing my experiences, techniques and inspirations with others and hope that it can in turn help others on their journey, or maybe might just help to fill in a bit of free internet browsing time :)

Belinda Lindhardt

Monday, February 12, 2007

This months artist project for the Fineline Artists is Vincent van Gogh. While i am not as "inspired" by him as i was with JSS i am still enjoying watching the other artists tackle the project and learning a bit more about him.

Unfortunately i can't participate this month, but i am enjoying reading his letters at: Unabridged Letters by or to Vincent van Goghhttp://webexhibits.org/vangogh/.

There is something about the way people used to write that is just so lovely to read, i really enjoy reading about what he thought about his art and just the various issues of a different time.

One thing i am taking away from Van Gogh is the way he sketched i love mood he would create with his lines as well as the fact that he sketched everything. So taking inspiration from this i have been sketching more often, doesnt matter if its good or not or if i only get 5mins in... just the fact that i am doing it is the key factor.

Just in the week or so i have been doing this pretty regularly i have found a remarkable difference in the way i have been seeing things and the way my lines will flow easier and i have found now i have started a new project my painting and drawing is also flowing better and with greater confidence. So YAY for me! This is something i realise i have to continue with reguarly.

Katherine has a great post about all thats going on in the VG project here.